Necktie rack



April 22, 1958 c. KRUGER 2,831,581

NECKTIE: RACK Filed Feb. 16. 1955 v 2 Sheets-Sheet l @i i I N V EN TOR.

' CYRIL KRUGER i BY C. KRUGER NECKTIE RACK April 22, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet2 Filed Feb9 16. 1955 m T A ma m United States Patent O NECKTIE RACKCyril Kruger, New York, N. Y. Application February 16, 195s, serial No.488,464

1 Claim. (ci. 211-1o4) This invention relates to new andusefulimprovements. in tie racks for hanging neckties, cravats and the like inspaced relation.

More particularly, the present invention proposes the construction of animproved tie rack having a plurality of tie holding arms which can befolded substantially ilat in either direction or positioned at variousangles for hanging neckties thereon.

As a further object, the present invention proposes forming the ti'erack with two spaced bars having a number of tie holding memberspivotally connecting the bars and all having vertical shank portions andhorizontal portions disposed in single vertical plane for each tieholding member.

Still further, the present invention proposes constructing the tie rackwith parts easy and simple to operate and inexpensive to manufacture.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a tie rack constructed and arranged inaccordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating a modiication of thepresent invention.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 6 but illustrating anothermodication of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a sectional View taken on line 9--9 of Fig. 8.

The tie rack, in accordance with the first form of the inventionillustrated in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, is designated generally by thereference numeral 15.

Tie rack has two spaced parallel bars 16 and 17 made of wood, plastic,glass, metal or other such material. Bar 16 is the top bar and bar 17the bottom bar of the tie rack. Top bar 16 has upper and lower edges 18and 19 and front and rear faces 20 and 21 respectively. Bottom bar 17likewisehas upper and lower edges 22 and 23 and front and rear faces 24and 25 respectively.

A plurality of tie holding rod members 26 pivotally connect the two bars16 and 17. The tie holding rod members 26 each are one continuous rodbent or otherwise formed so as to have vertical shank portions 27 and 28and horizontal tie holding arms 29 and 30. All of the shank portions (27and 28) and all of the arms (29 and 30) of each rod member 26 aredisposed in the same vertical plane so that there are no twisted oroffset portions.

Shank portion 27 of each rod member 26 pivotally ex- 2 tends through thelower or bottom bar`17 of the tie rack depthwise of the bar, this bar17being provided with a plurality ot' spaced holes or openings 31 topermit this. The other shank portion (shank portion 28) of each rodmember 26 is pivotally connected with the other bar 16. These shankportions 28 extend into the loweredge 18 of the top bar 16 of the rack,this lower edge 18 being pro vided with a plurality of spaced holes oropenings 32 pivotally to receive these shank portions 28. l

In addition to the tie holding rod members 26, two end tie holding rodmembers 33 and 34- are provided at the two ends of the tie rack. Theseend tie holding rod members 33 and 34 have vertical shank portions 35and horizontal portions 36 and 37 all disposed in the same verticalplane. The shank portion 35 of each end` tie holding rod memberpivotally extends through the lower or bottom bar 19 depthwise of the=bar and extends behind the rear face 21 of the top bar 16. The bottombar 19 is provided with holes or openings 38 and 39 spaced from its ends40 and 41, respectively, pivotally to pass the shank portion 35 of endtie holding rod members 33 and 34, respectively.

Horizontal portion 37 of each end tie holding rod member is a connectingarm extending toward the top bar 16 partially across the upper edge 18ofthe top bar. The horizontal portion 37 of each end tie holding rodmember has a vertical portion 42` pivotally extending through the upperedge 18 of the top bar 16,. openings 43 and 44 being provided for this..

Horizontal portion 36 of each end tie holding rod member is atie-holding arm having an upwardly inclined free end portion 45.Preferably lthe end tie holding rod members 33 and 34 are identicallyconstructed each of a single rod bent or otherwise formed with thehorizontal and vertical and inclined portions described all in the samevertical plane with no twisted or oiset'portions.

The horizontal tie holding arm 29 on each of the plurality oftie-holding rod members 26 is a single arm with a free end portion 46which is upwardly inclined and the arm 30 on each of these members 26 isa double arm with an upwardly inclined end portion 47. t.

Lower or bottom bar 17 is provided with spaced screw holes or openings48 and 49 for mounting the tie rack on a wall, door or other surface.

It is to be noted that the length of the upper portion 30 of the doubledtie holding arm 3) is shorter than that of the lower arm 30 forming ineffect a crank.

In operation, the tie rack 15 can be folded substantially at with thetie-holding rod members all pivoted in either pivoting direction, to theleft or to the right. Likewise, the tie-holding rod members may bepivoted to any intermediate position for receiving ties in such positionor positions.

The modification of the invention illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 ischaracterized by the provision of atie rack 50 having spaced parallelbars 51 and 52, bar 51 being the top bar and bar 52 the lower or bottombar. Top bar 51 has upper and lower edges 53 and 54 and front and rearfaces 55 and 56. Bottom :bar 52 has upper and lower edges 57 and 58 andfront and rear faces 59 and 60.

A plurality of spaced tie-holding rod members 61 pivotally connect thetwo bars 51 and 52. The tieholding rod members 61 are all alike and areeach one continuous rod bent or otherwise formed so as to have verticalshank portions 62 and 63 and three horizontal tieholding arms 64, 65 and66. The arms 64 and 66 are single arms with free end portions 67 and 68which kare upwardly inclined while the central arm 65 is a double armhaving an upwardly inclined end portion 69. All the shank portions (62and 63) and all the horizontal tie-holding arms (64, 65 and 66) are inthe same vertical plane with no twisted or oifset portions. Double arm 365* has anY upper-"portionGS' which is shorter in length than the lowerportion 65 thus forming in effect a crank.

The bottom bar 52 is provided with spaced screw holes Qrropenings 70 and71 formounting the tie rack and bottom and top'bars 52 and 51are'providedewithspaced openings 72I and 73 pivotally to pass' the shankportions 63v and 62, respectively,` of each tie-holding rod membe'r 61.

The modification of the invention illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9 ischaracterized by the provision of a tie rack 80 having an upper or topbar 81 land a lower or bottom 'bar 82. VTop' bar 81 has upper and loweredges 83 and 84 and bottom bar 82 has upper and lower edges 85 and 86.yBottom bar 82 is providedwith spaced screw holes or openings 87 and 88for mounting the tie rack.

A pluralityv of tie-holding rod members 89 are providedpivotallyconnecting the bars 81 and 82 together. These members 89 areeach one continuous rod bent or otherwisel formed so as to have verticalshank portions 90`jand- 91' and horizontal tie-holding arms 92 and 93.The' arm 92' of each-member 89 is a single arm with an upwardly inclinedfree end portion 94 and the arm 9.3 of each member 89 is a double 'armwith an upwardly inclined end portion 95. The double arm 93 has an upperportion 93' which is shorter than-the lower portion 93" to give a crankeffect.

Bottom'bar 82 is provided with spaced holes or openings 96 and the shankportions 90 of the rod members 89 pivotally extend' through theseopenings 96. Likewise, the lower edge 84 ofv the top bar 81 is providedwith spaced holes or openings 97 pivotally lto receive the shankportions 91 of the rod members 89.

In addition to the rod members 89, two end tie-holding rodmembers 98 and99 are provided. These end tieholding members are constructed similar torod members 89 but have vertical shank portions 100 and 101, the shankportions 101 being longer than shank portions 91 of the rod members 89.The end'tie-holding members 98 and 99 also have horizontal tie-holdingarms 102 and 103 constructed identical to arms 92 and `93 on the rodmembers 89.

. Bottom bar 82 is lalso provided with openings 104 and 105 pivotally tohold the shank portions 100 of the end tie-holding rod members 98 and99. Top bar 81 has similar holes or openings 106 and 107 pivotally tohold the shank portions 101 of the end tie-holding rod members 98 and99. Spherical balls 108 and 109 are provided on the ends of the shankportions 101 of the end tie-holding rod members 98 and 99 to formturning and locking members disposed adjacent the upper edge of the topbar 81 by means of which al1 the tie holding arms may be pivoted.

While l have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that l do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A tie rack comprising two spaced upper and lower bars and a plurality oftie-holding rod members pivotally connecting and interlocking the bars,said rod members each having vertical shank portions and threehorizontal tieholding arms extending partially across the top and bottomedges of the bars, said arms and shank portions of each rod member beingdisposed in the same vertical plane, one of the arms of each rod memberbeing a lower tie-holding arm, another of the arms'being an intermediatedoubled tie-holding arm and the third arm being a single uppertie-holding arm, and one of the shank portions of each rod memberpivotally extending through one ofthe bars depthwise of the bar andanother shank portion of each rod member pivotally extending through theother bar depthwise of the bar, the upper bar being spaced forwardly ofthe lower har.

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